Wally needs to find Eva. He needs to make sure sheâs okay and he wants to talk to her. If only he could stop getting distracted. Thereâs just so much to Prentiss, so many people. So many new plants to study.
So yes, heâs been looking for Eva but heâs also been getting to know Prentiss. He already has a little makeshift home hidden in some forgotten building and heâs built up quite the collection of plants. Thatâs part of the problem, Wally canât stop collecting things. He wants to learn everything about these objects, about the way this town lives. It already feels like heâs missed so much.
The biggest discovery Wally's made is movie night. Heâs never seen anything quite like this before, the way the glow of the movie screen bathes everyone watching. Thatâs why heâs here now- wandering through the crowd and trying to find somewhere to settle down.
He walks by a trash can and sees something shiny reflect the light of the screen. Whatâs this? Heâs seen people exchange these round metal circles for the food theyâre selling and wonders if he could try the same. Wally leans fully into the trash, digging his way down to the object tempting him. Right as heâs about to grab it he feels a tap on his shoulder, stopping his search.
who: norah and kitty (mwahaha i control two charactersssss)
where: las vegas, divine influenceâs hotel room
when: get down, get deeper and down - saturday night
what: norah and kitty have a moment after a night of drinking
notes: written kind of like a fic/solo para since I wrote both characters. Itâs also kind of bare bones for that reason.
After the mess that was drunk Marley the night before, both Norah and Kitty were feeling a lot of things.
First there was Norah. Before any of the drama with Marley happened, Norah had a little bet with Kat that she ended up winning. They ended up going out to dinner, and between little sips of wine and bites of food, Norah felt better than she had in ages. Just being around Kat had started to do that to her, enough so she almost considered cameo-ing in the KittyKat/KitKat/whatever it was video just to spend time more time with her. Plus she kind of felt like Kat was pushing her away at some points. It just made more sense for Norah to head back to her room boringly early, since she had no interest in clubbing with anyone else or going by herself.Â
And then Marley got drunk. Norah, who was always so mom-ish regarding Marley, texted her and they ended up sort of fighting. She had gotten responses from Marley she had never gotten, and, to be honest, she was actually a bit angry about it. How had Marley never told her any of this? How had she left her in the dark? Norah thought they knew everything about each other...but maybe that was unfair to think or hope, seeing as Norah had never acknowledged her feelings for Kat with Marley, or even about the phone calls and texts from her dad. Maybe Marley didnât owe her any honesty.
Kitty, on the other hand, felt very different. After spending a night at a gay club with Kat, she felt a sense of...peace. Like she belonged somewhere. For once she wasnât questioning or trying to shove those feelings down. Being around all these other people - her people, apparently - and just dancing and not caring about coming across as gay. And seeing some gay couples together with no straight ones in sight...it made her think of Marley, which always brought a warm feeling to her chest and a sense of fluttering butterflies in her stomach.
So after Marley sent her drunk texts, Kitty felt more and more determined. Sheâd talk to Marley the next day, sheâd tell her how she felt, and sheâd finally get what she was too nervous and too scared to go for.
That morning, Kitty got tylenol and coffee and some greasy breakfast foods from McDonaldâs and brought them to The Sirensâ suite. She went straight to Marleyâs bedroom...
Only to remember that, oh yeah, Quinn was her roommate.
Kitty still sat with Marley and had breakfast with her, but even when they were alone, the reminder that her cousin was there on tour with them, the cousin that had her momâs number in her phonebook, rang in her head. And she just couldnât do it. She couldnât make herself speak. Maybe if Marley had gone out with her and Kat she couldâve told her then, or if Marley hadnât been drunk that night and Kitty had gone to see her...well, there was no reason to wonder about that anymore.
So Kitty was pretty miserable throughout the rest of the day. Norah was pretty miserable as well. And then ended up in the bar of their nice hotel together. Norah, always a heavyweight due to her experience with drinking, was only slightly buzzed by the time a less experienced and very small Kitty got to the drunk state.Â
At that point, Norah decided it was time to take a drunk little Kitty back to her room. Once they were in there, they decided to stay in and order a movie on demand and get some room service delivered. And Norah mightâve gotten into the mini bar for some refreshments as well as ordering a drink or two from room service, but whatever. It still wasnât that late in the night, so it was just the two of them in the room.
It just made sense for Norah to sit on Kittyâs bed as they watched the movie. Or, well, âwatchedâ, since they mostly just talked and laughed. They hadnât done that in a while, but earlier in the tour, they talked fairly often. In fact, Norah had thought Kitty was into her at one point. She seemed to be very flirty, and Norah had tried to distance herself since Kitty was Quinnâs cousin, making her totally off limits. It was just kind of weird, wasnât it? Going after someone related to one of your most common hook-up partners?
But Norah figured Kitty just had to be naturally flirty like she was. She pretty much got proof when apparently Kitty shot Marley of all people down. There was no way Kitty was gay or bi or whatever if she didnât feel anything for Marley. So, for Norah, just sitting on a bed with her and laughing and talking was really nice. She wasnât sure she could remember the last time she hung out in a girlâs room without hooking up with her.
But, eventually, though Norah wasnât sober enough to really recognize it, Kitty put a hand on Norahâs leg. When Norah noticed it, she looked back up at Kitty with confusion. âI kinda wish you came out with Kat and I last night,â Kitty said, her words the slightest bit slurred.
âYeah?â Norah asked, feeling a bit lightheaded from the alcohol. âHow come?â
âTo see the legend in action,â Kitty said with a smirk. âAnd maybe get my own chance.â
Before Norah had time to realize what Kitty was saying, the smaller girl was pressing their lips together. Norah remained frozen for a moment, but as a hand landed on Kittyâs arm and Kittyâs hair brushed against her cheek, Norah woke up and did the only thing that made sense: keep on kissing her. Between the tension of the music video, her sexual and romantic tension with Kat, and how she was trying to avoid sleeping with Quinn or too many random fans, Norah was just so desperate. It had been too long for her, which, yes, was a shorter definition than it was for most people, but she was a sex shark, okay?Â
But somewhere in the back of Norahâs drunk brain, she remembered Marley. Her best friend - well, she thought, she wasnât so sure anymore - who had a huge crush on the very girl she was kissing. And the girl she was kissing was related to another girl she had spent many hours over the years kissing.
Norah immediately pulled away and shook her head. âI canât do this,â Norah said. âI canât...it isnât right. Youâre one of my best friendâs cousin. And Marley...â
Kittyâs eyes widened as she looked at Norah. Had Marley told her about everything? Kittyâs heart pounded in her chest and she sat up straight in the bed. Norah had been a plan for one night months ago, back before she and Marley had even talked. âI just wanted one night...to learn how...â Kitty shook her head, unable to make herself go any further. Admitting that she wanted Norah just to learn how to be with a woman was too far for her.
Norah looked at Kitty for a moment before standing up and getting back into her shoes. âI should go,â Norah said and Kitty nodded in agreement. As soon as the door closed behind her, Kitty turned onto her side and closed her eyes. She had really fucked things up, and she knew that, even in her drunk state.
Norah went back to her room and jumped into the shower. In reality, their kiss had only lasted a few seconds, but she felt awful. She felt like she had betrayed Quinn for even kissing a relative, and she felt even worse when she realized that this meant Kitty was into girls...she just wasnât into Marley.
Then again, she wasnât even really into Norah, was she? She just wanted her for one night. Those were her exact words. I just wanted one night.
Thankfully the ND holiday party was coming to a close. Norah would say âthankfullyâ because she was pretty much drunk off her ass. Donât worry, she hadnât been drunk in her set and, after years of getting a bit too drunk after gigs (pre-record contract) and being a Puckerman her whole life, she could hide it pretty well. At least to the public at large. If anyone tried to talk to her, theyâd probably notice her slurred words, but she wasnât throwing up or making a fool of herself. However, there was a risk of that happening any moment, something she vaguely recognized, especially with the heels she had on combined with her floor-length dress. Without checking if anyone was around, Norah kicked off her shoes, picked them up, and made her way to the bathroom.
After washing her hands, Norah made her way out, bumping into someone almost immediately. âOops,â Norah said, holding onto that personâs shoulders, her shoes still in her hands, for a moment to collect herself. Okay, now she was starting to feel the effects of the alcohol. âGot it...got it...â Norah said, slowly stepping back to rest back against the wall, the cool temperature helping her steady her dizziness.
Finally, Norah looked at who she bumped into, happily surprised to see Kat there. âHey, Special K. Youâre almost my height,â Norah slurred with amusement. Whatever heels Kat was wearing while Norah was shoeless and slumped against the wall made their height difference much less pronounced. âHavinâ a good time? âS fun, right?â
Despite the whole âbad girlâ image, Norah was very professional when it came to her music. She worked hard on writing and she always did her best to give the best performances for her fans. Sure, some performances went better than others and there had been times her voice was raspier than usual, but she always worked her ass off at what she did.Â
But the holidays were a stressful time of year, and this year, with her dad calling her every night of Hanukkah on top of multiple added performances and an ever growing sexual frustration, had turned even more stressful than usual. And despite now having a lot of money - thousands and thousands more than she ever dreamed - she couldnât resist the urge to take in every single free thing she was offered, especially alcohol. It was a whole thing from growing up both poor and a Puckerman. So while she was dressed to the nines for the New Directions holiday party, Norah was ready to get wasted. It wasnât like any of those corporate guys were her real fans, and sheâd still give a solid performance.
So having just one drink before she performed was going to kill her. She went to the bar and ordered a whiskey neat and wandered over to a food station, frowning at the platter of bacon wrapped shrimp. âJew tempting nightmare,â Norah muttered before having a sip of her drink. She turned to see a disapproving frown. âWhat? This stuff is, like, one quarter hot toddy, just cold,â Norah said with a faux-innocent grin. âWell, room temperature.â
Every Saturday of June, the town of Prentiss will be hosting a movie in the park. There will be an evening and a late night showing. For our very last movie, weâre airing Pretty In Pink, and hope youâve all enjoyed the event! And donât fret about not having any plans next weekend, we have plenty more fun planned!
OOC INFO:
This event is not mandatory, and your characters absolutely do not have to participate if they donât want to! While each weekend will present a different movie, you can post open and/or closed starters for any of the movies anytime in June â we know life sometimes gets in the way!
Every Saturday of June, the town of Prentiss will be hosting a movie in the park. There will be an evening and a late night showing. For our third and next to last movie, we chose The Breakfast Club; laugh and cry to your heartâs desire! Enjoy what the concession stands have to offer, or pack up your own popcorn and candy!Â
OOC INFO:
This event is not mandatory, and your characters absolutely do not have to participate if they donât want to! While each weekend will present a different movie, you can post open and/or closed starters for any of the movies anytime in June â we know life sometimes gets in the way!
Every Saturday of June, the town of Prentiss will be hosting a movie in the park. There will be an evening and a late night showing. For our second movie, weâre going with the original Nightmare On Elm Street --- try to keep your screams at a reasonable volume! There are concession stands for snacks and drinks, or you can bring your own! Most importantly, have fun!
OOC INFO:
This event is not mandatory, and your characters absolutely do not have to participate if they donât want to! While each weekend will present a different movie, you can post open and/or closed starters for any of the movies anytime in June â we know life sometimes gets in the way!
